Does the left actually have its own security policy, one that could be implemented if circumstances suddenly permitted it? Again and again we have seen that strong protests, deep concern and harsh condemnation do little to prevent the worst from happening, whether in Ukraine, Gaza or elsewhere. Those with power ignore them, and those without laugh. What is decisive is the ability to influence outcomes, an ability that does not simply arise by claiming high moral ground.
Ukraine as a (…)

The last weekend of November will see a major conference take place in the city of Liverpool in the north west of England. Fronted by former Labour MP Zara Sultana and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and with more than 50,000 sign ups, this will formally launch a new political party. The proto-formation currently has the clumsy, name of Your Party but the membership will at some later point decide whether and how to rename it.
There is no doubt that there is a desperate need and a (…)

Une catastrophe comme celle qui a frappé la vallée de l'Ahr ne se produit pas tous les cinq ans, pense peut-être le gouvernement fédéral, qui relègue la protection du climat au second plan. Photo : Wikimedia Commons/Optimi4, CC BY-SA 4.0
Les phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes sont de plus en plus fréquents en raison du réchauffement climatique. Selon le dernier indice des risques climatiquespour les années 1995 à 2024, le bilan est le suivant : 830 000 morts et des dommages économiques (…)

One year after Sri Lanka's National People's Power (NPP) secured an historic two-thirds parliamentary majority, Janaka Biyanwila offers a critical assessment “from below and to the left” of this progressive coalition's achievements and compromises.
Emerging from the 2022 Aragalaya uprising that disrupted the Rajapaksa regime's hegemonic bloc, the NPP has constructed a new governing alliance based on anti-corruption and efficient economic governance, whilst maintaining a militarised (…)

“The contemporary political landscape of Bangladesh reflects a complex interplay of crisis and transformation. The upheavals of 2024–2025, marked by student-led uprisings, the fall of a long-standing ruling establishment, and the formation of an interim government, have opened a new phase in state restructuring and democratic possibility. Yet the transition remains incomplete and contested.”
Introduction
The political history of Bangladesh is inseparably intertwined with the liberation (…)